WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ART MUSEUM INC (EIN 01-0368070)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-10-21
IRS object ID
201442949349300109
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-10-21T08:58:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN010242373PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MACPAGE LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 LONG CREEK DRIVEAddressLine1
CitySOUTH PORTLANDCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04106ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010368070EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WILLIAM A FARNSWORTH LIBRARY AND ARTBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWILLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2075966457PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityROCKLANDCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04841ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELLPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone2075966457PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICK NICHOLASPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00289567PTIN
Phone2077745701PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityROCKLANDCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04841ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,467,717GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedYes (1)AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FARNSWORTHMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THE MUSEUM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE OFFERING OF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RETAIL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers72TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$700,728PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$423,169CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$431,882PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$586,701CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,388,990PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,895,460CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$3,947,858CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$266,557PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,052,398CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,741,992TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,868,106TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$23,032,069NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT MISSION THE MUSEUM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE OFFERING OF COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATION AND RETAIL SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,038,767ExpenseAmt
Revenue$411,325RevenueAmt
DescSEE ATTACHED - CURATORIAL AND LIBRARYDesc

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Expense$620,868ExpenseAmt
Revenue$42,584RevenueAmt
DescSEE ATTACHED - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMINGDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$281,482ExpenseAmt
DescMUSEUM STOREDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,941,117TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document38IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee94EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone2045696457PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1356 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityROCKLANDCity
StateMEState
ZIP Code04841ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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ANN M ROTHSCHILD
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BARRETT BROWN
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BETSY KUNKLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONNIE HAYES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HOPKINS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE CHATFIELD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DICK COSTELLO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN SCHREIBER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EMILY T ROWAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERIC KELLOGG
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GAIL BERTUZZI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN KISLAK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY CHARLAND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED WALLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH SHURE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAZIE COX
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER MCSPADDEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD ARONEAU
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN M DEUTSCH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA PYNE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA DIBNER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA GOLDSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES ALTSCHUL
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARY COLLINS
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GERALD A ISOM
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELL
EXECUTIVE DIR.40.00$224,384$0$12,792Yes (X)
CHRIS AMANN
CFO16.00$52,083$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$1,227,216AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$131,668NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,431,681TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS$411,325$411,325
FEES FOR ART CLASSES$42,584$42,584
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Total Program Service Revenue$453,909TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$422,491TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$82,200RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$141,989RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real-$59,789RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$3,000,496SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$2,999,818SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$678SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$678TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$678ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$376,110FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$154,879FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$221,231TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$221,231ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$587,528GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$275,571CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$311,957TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$311,957ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER REVENUE900099$62,647$62,647
DEACCESSION900099$50,655$50,655
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$113,302OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$567,211RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$896,568ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,259TotalAmt
Program Services$72,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72,314FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,312,988TotalAmt
Program Services$1,001,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$167,155FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$91,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,136FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$83,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,094ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,660FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$11,819TotalAmt
Management And General$11,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,112TotalAmt
Program Services$37,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,099TotalAmt
Program Services$101,364ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,038FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$288,706TotalAmt
Program Services$243,334ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,980FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,809TotalAmt
Program Services$31,834ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$424ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$551FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,552TotalAmt
Management And General$58,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$414,085TotalAmt
Program Services$319,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,896ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,622FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,024TotalAmt
Program Services$71,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,071FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EXHIBITS$189,513$189,513
ACCESSIONS$164,225$164,225
MAINTENANCE$157,627$144,968$10,989$1,670
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS$65,384$45,243$14,760$5,381

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$459,760TotalAmt
Program Services$343,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,000FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,947,858TotalAmt
Program Services$2,941,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$629,163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$377,578FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,846BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$464,587BOYAmt
EOY$222,250EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,658BOYAmt
EOY$8,486EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,772BOYAmt
EOY$225,285EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$30,888BOYAmt
EOY$31,147EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,579,230LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,654,274LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,285,516BOYAmt
EOY$7,924,956EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,641,459BOYAmt
EOY$8,492,217EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,892,636BOYAmt
EOY$7,435,980EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$575,855BOYAmt
EOY$559,854EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,347,217BOYAmt
EOY$24,900,175EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,548BOYAmt
EOY$221,019EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,430BOYAmt
EOY$17,306EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,499,014BOYAmt
EOY$1,629,781EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,741,992BOYAmt
EOY$1,868,106EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,888,555BOYAmt
EOY$7,537,485EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,204,060BOYAmt
EOY$1,388,012EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,512,610BOYAmt
EOY$14,106,572EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,605,225BOYAmt
EOY$23,032,069EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,347,217BOYAmt
EOY$24,900,175EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,052,398ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$892,259NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$586,983OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,444,867CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,680,157CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,521,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,770,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,431,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,848,861TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,444,867CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,680,157CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,521,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,770,467CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,431,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,848,861TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,542,026SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,306,835PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$518,222CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$400,648CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$437,032CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$572,098CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$422,491CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,350,491TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$1,414CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$3,603CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$2,862CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total-$7,879TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,191,473TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,538,490GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.61260PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61630PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,459,126BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$256,969ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,904,065InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$758,542OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,861,618EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,673,581BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$373,598ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,306,489InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$894,542OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,459,126EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,112,754BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,018,646ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$777,204InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$680,615OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,673,581EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,340,184BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,486,691ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$934,399InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$648,520OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,112,754EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,249,234BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$98,150ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,492,132InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$499,332OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,340,184EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.08000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.88000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.04000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,744,954OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,744,954BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,242,498OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,272,777DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,969,721BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,351,276OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,174,817DepreciationAmt
Book Value$176,459BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$240,502OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$206,680DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,822BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,924,956TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS$572,277F
PERPETUAL TRUST HELD BY OTHERS$6,863,703F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,435,980TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,947,141TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$892,259NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$1,159,422OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,051,681RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,895,460RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,895,460TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,520,297TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$572,439OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$572,439ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,947,858ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,947,858TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE VALUE OF THE LIBRARY AND ART COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE MUSEUM IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE MADE FROM PROCEEDS OF DEACCESSIONS AND GIFTS OF CASH AND INCOME FROM CERTAIN TRUSTS RESTRICTED BY DONORS FOR ART AQUISITIONS. THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 OBJECTS INCLUDING PAINTINGS, WATERCOLORS, SCULPTURE, PRINTS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS (PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE HOMESTEAD). CONSISTENT WITH THE MUSEUM'S MISSION STATEMENT, THE COLLECTION EMPHASIZES WORKS BY AMERICAN ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY ARTISTS WHO HAVE WORKED IN MAINE. AS A WHOLE, THE COLLECTION PRESENTS A SURVEY OF MAINE'S ROLE IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY COLLECT AMERICAN ART THROUGH PURCHASE AND GIFTS. ALL WORKS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION ARE ASSIGNED A UNIQUE "ACCESSION" NUMBER AND PLACED IN SECURE STORAGE WHEN NOT ON EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OR ON LOAN TO OTHER MUSEUMS. THE MUSEUM ONLY LENDS TO GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS THAT MEET PRESCRIBED SECURITY AND CLIMATE STANDARDS AND PROVIDE ALL RISK INSURANCE CONVERAGE. RECORDS, INCLUDING OBJECT, ARTIST AND DONOR FILES, ARE MAINTAINED FOR EACH WORK OF ART. THE COLLECTION IS SPOT INVENTORIED ANNUALLY BY STAFF AND QUALIFIED CONSERVATORS ASSIST AS NECESSARY. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A BLANKET INSURANCE POLICY OF $60 MILLION FOR THE COLLECTION AND WORK ON LOAN. ALTHOUGH A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION, THE COLLECTION IS MAINTAINED, ADDED TO, EXHIBITED AND INTERPRETED FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN 10,000 WORKS OF ART FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT OF ARTISTS WHO LIVED OR WORKED IN MAINE. THE COLLECTION FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDING MANAGING AND OPERATING THE MUSEUM AND HOMESTEAD LOCATED IN ROCKLAND, MAINE AND THE OLSON HOUSE IN CUSHING, MAINE. THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO "CELEBRATE MAINE'S ROLE IN AMERICAN ART." HOLDINGS IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE PAINTINGS BY JONATHAN FISHER, FITZ HENRY LANE, THOMAS MORAN, CHILDE HASSAM, FRANK BENSON, ROBERT HENRI, GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT, MARSDEN HARTLET, N.C. WYETH, ANDREW WYETH, JAIME WYETH, MARGUERITE ZORACH, JOHN MARIN, LOUISE NEVELSON, ALEX KATZ, ROBERT INDIANA; AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY BERENICE ABBIT, ELLIOT PORTER, PAUL CAPONIGRO, GEORGE TICE, AMONG OTHERS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS IS TO GENERATE INCOME TO BE USED TO HELP MEET THE OPERATING AND NON-OPERATING COSTS OF THE MUSEUM.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 586,983. COST OF SALES 275,571. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 154,879. RENTAL EXPENSES 141,989.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES 275,571. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 154,879. RENTAL EXPENSES 141,989.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GALANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$372,648GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$372,648GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$57,246FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$5,917EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$91,716OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$3,462GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,462GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$376,110GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$376,110GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$57,246FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,917EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$91,716OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$154,879DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$221,231NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER BROWNAWELLPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIR.TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$224,384BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$12,792NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$237,176TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$131,668NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWORKS OF ART WHICH ARE NOT PLACED IN THE COLLECTION MAY BE PLACED WITH AN AUCTION COMPANY FOR SALE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A2013 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE FROM 2012 FROM THE HOMESTEAD A SELECTION OF FURNISHINGS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS FROM THE FARNSWORTH HOMESTEAD, THE 1850 HOME OF MUSEUM FOUNDER LUCY COPELAND FARNSWORTH, ON VIEW IN THE MUSEUM WHILE THE HOMESTEAD UNDERGOES THE FIRST PHASE OF A MULTI-YEAR RESTORATION. LIBRARY GALLERY THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2013 DECORATING THE EVERYDAY THIS WINTER THE FARNSWORTH BRINGS FORWARD PAST TIMES IN MAINE THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY PAINTINGS AND DECORATIVE ART FROM THE COLLECTION. THE SHOW INCLUDES FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, TEXTILES AND TOYS. OF THEIR MAKERS, MANY UNKNOWN, THESE WORKS SUGGEST EXTRAORDINARY LEVELS OF CONCENTRATION, ENERGY AND INGENUITY FUELED BY INCLINATIONS TO DOCUMENT, BUILD AND EMBELLISH. UTILITY, HISTORY AND VISUAL APPEAL ARE CHARACTERISTICS SHARED BY THE THIRTY WORKS OF POPULAR ART CELEBRATING EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS THAT HAVE ENRICHED EVERYDAY LIVES AND CONTINUE TO ENHANCE OUR OWN. ORGANIZED BY FARNSWORTH ASSISTANT CURATOR JANE BIANCO. CROSMAN GALLERY DECEMBER 29, 2012 - SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 2013 SMALL TREASURES THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF WORKS OF ART ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON THEIR SIZE, AS THIS EXHIBITION SMALL-SCALE WORKS FROM THE FARNSWORTH COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES. PAINTINGS BY SANFORD GIFFORD, GEORGE INNESS, MAURICE PRENDERGAST, ELIHU VEDDER, ELIOT PORTER AND ALEX KATZ, WATERCOLORS BY GEORGIA O'KEEFFE, CHARLES DEMUTH AND ARTHUR DOVE, AND SCULPTURE BY WILLIAM ZORACH AND PAUL MANSHIP ARE AMONG THE WORKS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SHOW. LIBRARY GALLERY FEBRUARY 16, 2013 - MARCH 9, 2014 OTHER VOICES OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE FARNSWORTH HAS ACQUIRED NEARLY 100 POST-WORLD WAR II WORKS BY AMERICAN ARTISTS, INCLUDING WORKS BY YOUNG EMERGING ARTISTS. SOME OF THESE ARTISTS HAVE TIES TO MAINE, WHILE OTHERS ARE MORE CLOSELY TIED TO THE CENTER OF THE AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART WORLD, NEW YORK. MOST OF THESE ACQUISITIONS HAVE COME AS GIFTS FROM THE ALEX KATZ FOUNDATION. KATZ, BASED IN NEW YORK AND HIS SUMMER RETREAT IN LINCOLNVILLE, MAINE, IS ONE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST ARTISTS OF HIS GENERATION, AND HAS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THE FARNSWORTH AND OTHER MUSEUMS IN MAINE TO ENHANCE THEIR HOLDINGS OF CONTEMPORARY ART. WORKS BY JENNIFER BARTLETT, FRANCESCO CLEMENTE, RACKSTRAW DOWNES, SYLVIA MANGOLD, MICHAEL JOO, JULIAN OPIE, STEPHEN PACE, PHILIP PEARLSTEIN, ELLEN PHELAN, DAVID SALLE, JOHN SCHLESINGER AND NICOLE WITTENBERG, AMONG OTHERS, WILL BE INCLUDED. NEVELSON-BERLIAWSKY GALLERY OPENS MARCH 9, 2013 A WONDROUS JOURNEY: JONATHAN FISHER AND THE MAKING OF SCRIPTURE ANIMALS JONATHAN FISHER, BORN INTO AN OLD DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY, AND EDUCATED AT HARVARD COLLEGE FROM 1788 TO 1795 IN MATHEMATICS AND DIVINITY, CAME TO BLUE HILL, MAINE IN 1796 AS THE FIRST PASTOR OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-WELL BEFORE MAINE ATTAINED STATEHOOD. HE IS SEEN TODAY AS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND'S MOST REMARKABLE CITIZENS WHO DEVELOPED AND DISPLAYED HIS WIDE-RANGING TALENTS IN THE ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, LITERATURE, FARMING, SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS. THIS EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON HIS LAST PUBLICATION, SCRIPTURE ANIMALS, A 350-PAGE COMPENDIUM OF CREATURES DESCRIBED IN TEXT AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY FISHER, A BOOK AT THE CENTER OF A STORY WHICH DRAWS FROM HIS ENDURING CURIOSITY AND FROM HIS TRAVELS BETWEEN MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS. THE EXHIBITION WILL EXPLORE THE CONTEXT FOR THE MAKING AND MARKETING OF THE BOOK, THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS WHICH LED TO ITS ORIGINS, AND HOW IT BECAME A CATALYST FOR THE CHANCE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN COUSINS AND FELLOW PAINTERS, ALVAN AND JONATHAN FISHER. ON DISPLAY WILL BE NATURAL HISTORY DRAWINGS, PRINTS AND PAINTINGS BY JONATHAN FISHER, HIS TOOLS, WOOD ENGRAVED BLOCKS, AND RELATED WORKS. ORGANIZED BY FARNSWORTH ASSISTANT CURATOR JANE BIANCO WITH AN ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE. CRAIG GALLERY MARCH 23, 2013 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: ILLUSTRATIONS BY N.C. WYETH FROM THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM THE EXHIBITION, BASED ON THE HOLDINGS OF THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM IN CHADDS FORD, PENNSYLVANIA, IS COMPOSED OF 30 PAINTINGS BY N. C. WYETH THAT SPAN FOUR DECADES OF HIS WORK, FROM EARLY WESTERN PICTURES THROUGH ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON CLASSICS TO LATER ILLUSTRATIONS IN EXPERIMENTAL STYLES. THE PAINTINGS WERE REPRODUCED AS ILLUSTRATIONS FOR BOOK AND MAGAZINE STORIES AND ARE LINKED BY THE CONCEPT OF NARRATIVE THAT LAY BEHIND THEIR CREATION. THE EXHIBITION ALSO INCLUDES A SELECTION OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINES TO ENABLE VISITORS TO SEE ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS, THE SIZE OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS, AND THE QUALITY OF THE REPRODUCTION PROCESSES. ORGANIZED BY CHRISTINE PODMANICZKY, ASSOCIATE CURATOR FOR THE N.C. WYETH COLLECTION AT THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM AND AUTHOR OF THE N.C. WYETH CATALOGUE RAISONNE, IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A FULLY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE CONTAINING AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSEUM, A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF N. C. WYETH, AND ENTRIES FOR EACH PAINTING. WYETH CENTER, TANDY GALLERY APRIL 27 - DECEMBER 29, 2013 THE WYETHS IN MAINE THIS EXHIBITION FEATURES A SELECTION OF WORKS BY N.C., ANDREW, AND JAMIE WYETH FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. WYETH CENTER, LOWER GALLERY APRIL 27 - NOVEMBER 3, 2013 MAINE VOICES THIS EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE WORKS FROM FARNSWORTH, RANGING WIDELY IN PERIOD AND STYLE, THAT REFLECT THE LONG HISTORY OF ARTISTS HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN MAINE FROM THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. WORKS BY FITZ HENRY LANE, GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT, N.C WYETH, JOHN MARIN, ANDREW WYETH, LOUISE NEVELSON, ALEX KATZ, ROBERT INDIANA, AND JAMIE WYETH REVEAL THE STATE'S FORMIDABLE AND DISTINCTIVE ARTISTIC LEGACY. ROTHSCHILD GALLERY MAY 18, 2013 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014 FAMILY AND FRIENDS FRIENDS, FAMILY, LOVERS AND SPOUSES HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF ARTISTS WORKS FOR CENTURIES. IN THIS EXHIBITION FROM THE FARNSWORTH COLLECTION, WORKS FROM THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT WILL BE SHOWN TOGETHER TO EXAMINE HOW THESE THEMES OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE REVEALED BROADER ASPECTS OF AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE. AMONG THE WORKS INCLUDED ARE THOSE BY GILBERT STUART, THOMAS SULLY, FRANK BENSON, GEORGE BELLOWS, MILTON AVERY, LOUISE NEVELSON, ELAINE DE KOONING, WILL BARNET, ALEX KATZ, AND JAMIE WYETH. MOREHOUSE GALLERY (MICAH) JUNE 1, 2013 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014 NEW VISIONS, NEW LANGUAGES THE ARTISTS WHO HAVE WORKED IN MAINE FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II WERE JUST AS MUCH ATTUNED TO NATIONAL TRENDS IN THE ART WORLD AS THOSE WHO CAME EARLIER IN THE CENTURY, BUT THE SUBJECTS OF THEIR WORK REFLECTED THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF ABSTRACTION AMONG THE AVANT-GARDE AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THESE YOUNGER ARTISTS RESPONDED TO ITS CHALLENGES. ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM PRESENTED A NEW LANGUAGE, AND EVEN THOSE ARTISTS INTERESTED IN REPRESENTATION SOUGHT TO FIND NEW WAYS TO EXPRESS THEIR INTERESTS IN LONG-STANDING SUBJECTS SUCH AS LANDSCAPE AND THE HUMAN FIGURE. THIS EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE WORKS BY STEPHEN PACE, LOUISE NEVELSON, ROBERT INDIANA, DON NICE, ALEX KATZ, BLACKIE LANGLAIS, NEIL WELLIVER AND KENNETH NOLAND. MOREHOUSE GALLERY (SAM) JUNE 1, 2013 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014 VISIONS OF THE LAND AND SEA FOR MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES, ARTISTS HAVE BEEN DRAWN TO MAINE'S SCENIC COASTLINE, LAKES, RIVERS AND PONDS, AS WELL AS ITS FORESTS AND MOUNTAINS. THESE NATURAL WONDERS HAVE PROVIDED A CONSTANT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION SINCE THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY, AND THE FARNSWORTH'S RICH COLLECTION TRACES THE WORK OF ARTISTS SUCH AS FITZ HENRY LANE, ALVAN FISHER, MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE AND GEORGE INNESS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; AND JOHN TWACHTMAN, CHILDE HASSAM, GEORGE BELLOWS, ROCKWELL KENT AND NEIL WELLIVER IN THE TWENTIETH. MOREHOUSE GALLERY (TIM) JUNE 1, 2013 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014 LUCY'S GIFT: THE FARNSWORTH HOMESTEAD DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE REOPENING OF THE 1850 FARNSWORTH HOMESTEAD, THIS EXHIBITION WILL EXPLORE THE FAMILY AND ITS HOME WITHIN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF THEIR PLACE IN THE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY, INCLUDING WORKS OF ART AND OTHER OBJECTS TYPICALLY NOT ON VIEW IN THE HOMESTEAD: PAINTINGS, PRINTS, SILVER AND CERAMICS, MAPS AND TOYS. THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO FEATURE ASPECTS OF ONGOING CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WORK AT THE HOMESTEAD, LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. MOREHOUSE GALLERY (JAMES) JUNE 15, 2013 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BEDUCATION PROGRAMS LECTURES AND CLASSES FIRST QUARTER DURING THE QUARTER ENCOMPASSING JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2013, THE FIRST FRIDAY FILMS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FARNSWORTH AND THE STRAND THEATRE ENTERED ITS THIRD YEAR OF OPERATION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT FOR TWO SUMMER MONTHS, THE PARTNERSHIP PRESENTS ON FIRST FRIDAYS RECENTLY RELEASED INNOVATIVE ART FILMS THAT ADDRESS THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ART SCENE: TWO WERE PRESENTED IN THIS QUARTER. IN WINTER/SPRING ALTERNATING WITH FIRST FRIDAY FILMS, ROCKLAND SHORTS IS PRESENTED BY THE FARNSWORTH AND THE STRAND TO HIGHLIGHT NEW SHORT ART FILMS. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE IS NO OTHER FILM PROGRAM LIKE ROCKLAND SHORTS IN ANY OTHER AMERICAN MUSEUM. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS MAINE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE ARTISTICALLY EXPERIMENTAL FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND QUESTION SOME OF THE DIRECTORS VIA SKYPE. THE ORGANIZERS OF ROCKLAND SHORTS ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE CONTINUED STRONG ATTENDANCE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE FEBRUARY SCREENING. THROUGHOUT THE WINTER PERIOD, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFERED A FULL COMPLEMENT OF QUESTING LECTURES AND CLASSES. DURING THE FEBRUARY SCHOOL VACATION WEEK ART CAMP, FIVE-TO-TEN-YEAR OLDS DELIGHTED IN MAKING MASKS, BUILDING BIRDFEEDERS, DYING TEE SHIRTS, AND OTHER ENGAGING PROJECTS. ANOTHER WAY OF REACHING OUR YOUNGEST AUDIENCE IS THE FREE FAMILY ACTIVITY DAYS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING THIS QUARTER, "CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY" BROUGHT SCORES OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS TO THE GAMBLE CENTER FOR HANDS-ON, CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND TASTY REFRESHMENTS. ALSO, THE HALF-DAY WORKSHOP TITLED UKRAINIAN EGG DECORATING FAMILY WORKSHOP WAS A MULTI-GENERATION PROGRAM THAT HAD ADULTS AND YOUNGSTERS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE ON A 5,000 YEAR-OLD TECHNIQUE USED BY SLAVIC PEOPLES. BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY, THE CLASS A LOOK WITHIN: FILMMAKING FOR TEENS HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT LOCAL SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT FILMMAKING FROM BEGINNING TO END. THE RESULT WILL BE A FILM CREATED BY THE STUDENTS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN ADULT INSTRUCTOR/FILM DIRECTOR. AN EARLIER TEEN-MADE FILM WAS SCREENED BY THE DIRECTOR AT OCEANSIDE HIGH SCHOOL AND CAMDEN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL IN FRONT OF 450 STUDENTS. SECOND QUARTER TWO OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE QUARTER COVERING APRIL THROUGH JUNE WERE THE THREE-PART LECTURE SERIES FOCUSED ON THE JONATHAN FISHER EXHIBITION AND THE FOUR-PART LECTURE SERIES ON THE NC WYETH EXHIBITION. A TOTAL OF 274 AUDIENCE MEMBERS CAME OUT FOR THESE LIVELY AND HIGHLY INFORMATIVE TALKS, WHICH WERE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TWO FARNSWORTH EXHIBITIONS. A TWO-PART LECTURE SERIES TITLED WESTERN PAINTINGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD DREW LARGE AUDIENCES IN THE STRAND THEATRE. ALSO, AS A WAY TO PEAK INTEREST IN THE PENDING REOPENING OF THE HOMESTEAD, THE CHIEF CURATOR GAVE AN ILLUSTRATED TALK TITLED RESTORING A NATIONAL TREASURE: THE HOMESTEAD. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS INTRODUCED MORE EVENTS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS. IN THE LAST QUARTER, THE FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY: CELEBRATE SPRING! AND THE FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY: CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY! BROUGHT TO THE FARNSWORTH CAMPUS HAPPY MEMBERS OF DIVERSE GENERATIONS TO EXPLORE ARTMAKING, FOOD, AND SHEER FUN. CONTINUING APACE OVER THE SPRING WERE THE FARNSWORTH'S FILM PROGRAMS IN THE STRAND: TWO ROCKLAND SHORTS SCREENINGS AND ONE FIRST FRIDAY FILM: THE WOODMANS, WHICH STIRRED MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ALL MEMBERS OF A FAMILY ARE ARTISTS, AND THEY LIVE ALL THE TIME IN AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING, COMPETITIVE ART WORLD. ANOTHER TEEN-MADE FILM WAS COMPLETED AND SCREENED ON JUNE 19. FILMED IN THE GAMBLE CENTER AND MAKING USE OF A GREEN SCREEN, THE FILM SHIFT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF TEEN BULLYING AND OFFERED WAYS TO EXPAND THE DIALOG ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. THIRD QUARTER OVER THE SUMMER PERIOD (JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER), THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED AND DELIVERED MANY WELL-RECEIVED LECTURES IN THE GALLERIES, THE AUDITORIUM AND THE STRAND THEATRE. OFTEN THE PRESENTATIONS DEALT DIRECTLY WITH CURRENT EXHIBITIONS, SUCH AS THE WYETH DAY LECTURE DELIVERED BY THE ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF THE N.C. WYETH COLLECTIONS AT THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM, CHRISTINE B. PODMANICZKY, WHO SPOKE OF N.C. WYETH'S CATALOGUE RAISONNE DURING THE EXHIBITION EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: ILLUSTRATIONS BY N.C. WYETH FROM THE BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM. ALSO, TO GIVE FURTHER INSIGHT INTO THE EVERY PICTURE EXHIBITION, JAMIE WYETH SPOKE TO A FULL STRAND AUDIENCE ABOUT THE INFLUENCE N.C. HAD ON HIS OWN WORK. (IN THE LATE SPRING AND JUST PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF EVERY PICTURE, A WELL-ATTENDED, FOUR-PART LECTURE SERIES RELATED TO THE EXHIBITION WAS HELD IN THE AUDITORIUM.) OVER THE SUMMER, VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION AMERICAN TREASURES COULD AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRESENTATIONS: AMERICAN TREASURES TALKS AND TOURS (20-MINUTE POWER POINT IN THE MUSEUM AUDITORIUM, FOLLOWED BY A TOUR IN THE GALLERIES), HIGHLIGHTS TOURS (HALF-HOUR ORIENTATION TOURS, INCLUDING TREASURES), AND SPECIAL GALLERY TOURS (FOCUSED LOOK AT THE MUSEUM'S KEY SUMMER EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING TREASURES). TO HELP CELEBRATE THE REOPENING OF THE FARNSWORTH HOMESTEAD, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PRESENTED A FOUR-PART LECTURE SERIES (A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FARNSWORTH HOMESTEAD) IN THE EARLY FALL THAT EXAMINED THE LIFE OF LUCY FARNSWORTH, THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORIC HOUSES, GREEK REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE, AND VICTORIAN FURNITURE. IN AN EFFORT TO REACH A WIDER AND WIDER AUDIENCE, EDUCATION PRESENTED SEVERAL STANDALONE LECTURES THAT ADDRESSED ART ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS SOCIETAL ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE, ART DEALER JOHN SUROVEK OF ROCKPORT AND PALM BEACH DISCUSSED HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE ART GALLERY WORLD. WHENEVER APPROPRIATE, THE FARNSWORTH TEAMS WITH OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFITS IN PRESENTING PROGRAMS, AND THIS SUMMER THERE WERE TWO COLLABORATIONS: THE FARNSWORTH CO-PRESENTED WITH THE CAMDEN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY A LECTURE BY PROFESSOR KEN KRAFCHEK TITLED THE YOUTH OF AZERBAIJAN: A CASE STUDY IN COMMUNITY ARTS, AND THE MUSEUM TEAMED WITH TREKKERS, AN OUTDOOR-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM, TO PRESENT AT THE STRAND THE LECTURE BY DR. CATHERINE STEINER-ADAIR TITLED LOST IN CONNECTION: HOW THE TECH EFFECT PUTS CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT AT RISK. ART-MAKING CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. YOUNG PEOPLE TRIED THEIR CREATIVE HANDS IN OFFERINGS SUCH AS SUMMER ART CAMP (AGES 5-8), ARTSCAPES FOR YOUNG ARTISTS (AGES 7-11), AND CREATIVE DIGITAL PRINTING (HIGH SCHOOL). THE ARRAY OF HANDS-ON ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS CAN BE GLIMPSED BY THE TITLES OF THESE CLASSES: DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS, SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP, AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREEN PRINTING, MOKUHANGA: JAPANESE WOODCUTS, PAINTING EN PLEIN AIR AND PUNCH NEEDLE RUG HOOKING WORKSHOP. SPECIAL NOTICE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE LONG-TIME POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP CONDUCTED BY KATHLEEN ELLIS. THIS SUMMER THE WORKSHOP EXPLORED THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN POETRY AND ART, USING THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITIONS TO TRIGGER CREATIVE JUICES. THE FARNSWORTH HAS TEAMED WITH THE STRAND SINCE DECEMBER 2010 IN ORDER TO SCREEN QUESTING ART FILMS AS PART OF ARTS IN ROCKLAND (AIR), THE FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK HIGHLIGHTING THE GALLERIES AND THE MUSEUM. DUE TO STRAND BOOKING RESTRAINTS, A FIRST FRIDAY FILM WAS SHOWN ONLY IN SEPTEMBER: MUSEUM HOURS, DIRECTOR JEM COHEN'S LOOK AT A VIENNA MUSEUM GUARD'S FRIENDSHIP WITH AN ENIGMATIC VISITOR, AND HOW ARTWORKS REFLECT AND SHAPE THE WORLD. FOURTH QUARTER THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013 (OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER) WAS EXCEEDINGLY BUSY FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, A VERY ACTIVE PERIOD NORMALLY DUE TO THE START OF SCHOOL. WHILE THE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED ITS TYPICAL FULL ARRAY OF ADULT AND STUDENT PROGRAMMING, THE FALL EXHIBITION THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF OZ CREATED AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LECTURES, CLASSES AND FILMS THAT REACHED BEYOND OUR USUAL BASE. OFFERED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE ARTISTS ON ART LECTURE SERIES WAS A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES OF THE DAY THAT CONCERNED THEM. EVERY EVENING OF THE THREE-PART SERIES, THREE MAINE ARTISTS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED THEIR WORK AND PROCESS, AND THEN ANSWERED QUESTIONS POSED BY AN ART-WORLD MODERATOR. THE TOPICS WERE "TIME AND MONEY: PRACTICE AND MAKING A LIVING," "ARTISTIC FELLOWSHIP: WAYS OF CREATING AND COLLABORATING," AND "ART AS SOCIAL PRACTICE." FOR THE FOURTH TIME, THE FARNSWORTH COLLABORATED WITH THE CAMDEN CONFERENCE AND DELIVERED A TWO-PART LECTURE SERIES TITLED "ORIGINS OF TASTE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF CULINARY AND ARTISTIC DISCOVERIES" IN THE STRAND THEATRE. KEITH COLLINS M.D. AND THE FARNSWORTH'S DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION WERE THE SPEAKERS. (OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE MUSEUM HAS PRESENTED SEVERAL WELL-RECEIVED OFFERINGS WHICH TEAMED ART AND FOOD, FILMS, FARNSWORTH FORUM, LECTURE SERIES, ETC.)
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BTHE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALWAYS PRESENTS VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO AMPLIFY CURRENT EXHIBITIONS, AND THIS QUARTER WAS NO DIFFERENT. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE BIOLOGY PROFESSOR KAY ETHERIDGE GAVE AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JONATHAN FISHER EXHIBITION, WHICH PLACED FISHER IN THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF EARLY NATURAL HISTORY ILLUSTRATORS. THREE HIGHLY ENTERTAINING LECTURES KICKED OFF THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ LAST FALL: WILLARD CARROLL, WHOSE COLLECTION MAKES UP THE EXHIBITION, GAVE TWO TALKS ("ALL THINGS OZ" AND "I, TOTO, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF TERRY, THE DOG WHO WAS TOTO") AND "A WICKED EVENING WITH GREGORY MAGUIRE," THE AUTHOR AND CREATOR WICKED, THE BEST-SELLING CLASSIC AND THE BASIS FOR TONY-AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL (PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CAMDEN LIBRARY). THE OZ LECTURES WERE JUST THE TIP OF THE PROGRAMMING ICEBERG. OTHER OZ-RELATED OFFERINGS INCLUDED A FREE "FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY" CELEBRATING TOTO'S BIRTHDAY, "A MASK AND PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP FOR KIDS," THE FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL, TOURS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS (SEE BELOW), AND THE SCREENING OF A MINT-CONDITION 1939 MGM WIZARD OF OZ STARRING JUDY GARLAND IN THE STRAND THEATRE FOR 350 VIEWERS, YOUNG AND OLD. IN ITS ONGOING QUEST TO REACH WIDER AND WIDER AUDIENCES, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED WITH OZ THAT AN OCTOBER EXHIBITION WITH AN ACCESSIBLE THEME CAN BE A SPRINGBOARD FOR VERY POPULAR PROGRAMMING. TWO STUDIO EXPERIENCES WERE OFFERED IN THE LAST QUARTER. "STUDIO NIGHT" IN THE GAMBLE CENTER RAN OVER FIVE MONDAYS AND ALLOWED PARTICIPANTS TO EXPERIMENT WITH VARIOUS DIVERSE MEDIA, SUCH AS SILVERPOINT DRAWING AND SCULPTURAL PAPER VESSELS. ALSO NEW,"INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION" WAS A THREE-WEEK INTENSIVE CLASS THAT EXPLORED CHARCOAL ANIMATION, CLAYMATION AND PIXILATION. SIMILAR CLASSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN AT THE FARNSWORTH AND OTHER MUSEUMS FOR CHILDREN, BUT THE UNIQUE ASPECT OF "INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION" WAS THAT IT WAS FOR ADULTS. THE RESULTANT SHORT FILMS WERE CHARMING AND QUIRKY AND ENCHANTED ALL WHO VIEWED THEM. THE FARNSWORTH CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STRAND AND SCREENED TWO FIRST FRIDAY FILMS: "HERB AND DOROTHY," A FILM ABOUT A HUSBAND AND WIFE ART-COLLECTING TEAM WITH MODEST FINANCIAL MEANS, AND "HARD NUT," A TAKEOFF ON "THE NUTCRACKER," RELOCATED IN THE SWINGING 70S IN AMERICA. SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS FIRST QUARTER LATE JANUARY INTO EARLY FEBRUARY, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TRAINED FIVE NEW DOCENTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER GUIDES TO TWENTY EIGHT. THE DOCENT CORPS CONTINUES TO BE THE MAINSTAY OF OUR GUIDED TOUR OFFERINGS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS, ALIKE. AT THEIR BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS, THE DOCENTS RECEIVE CONTINUOUS TRAINING BY FARNSWORTH STAFF AND OUTSIDE EXPERTS; DURING FEBRUARY AND MARCH REFRESHER TRAINING WAS HELD FOR ALL DOCENTS. ALTHOUGH WINTER WEATHER CAUSED THE CANCELLATION OF MANY SCHOOL TOURS THIS QUARTER, ATTENDANCE FOR GUIDED TOURS INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS IS NO DOUBT DUE TO THE ONGOING WORK WITH TEACHERS BY THE EDUCATION COORDINATOR AND THE STORIES OF THE LAND EDUCATION PROJECT MANAGER. K-12 TEACHERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED LINCOLN CENTER INSTITUTE WORKSHOPS, THOSE WHO ATTEND THE WEEKLY TEACHER COHORT MEETINGS, AND THOSE WORKING IN THE STORIES OF THE LAND YEAR-LONG PROJECT ARE BRINGING THEIR STUDENTS MORE OFTEN TO THE FARNSWORTH THAN OTHER TEACHERS. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THIS PERIOD THE EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER ORGANIZED 48 ART EXPERIENCES IN CLASSROOMS, COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AND THE FARNSWORTH, IMPACTING 960 STUDENTS AND RESULTING IN MORE MUSEUM TOURS. DUE TO OUTSTANDING FUND RAISING EFFORTS IN 2012, THE FARNSWORTH WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN A FINANCIAL POSITION TO OFFER BOTH THE INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED SESSIONS OF THE LINCOLN CENTER INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR WORKSHOP. NEW YORKS LINCOLN CENTER INSTITUTE OFFERS THESE WORKSHOPS IN ONLY FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE WORLD: MANHATTAN, KALAMAZOO, WEST MEMPHIS IN ARKANSAS, MEXICO CITY, AND ROCKLAND. THE FARNSWORTH IS THE ONLY MUSEUM INVOLVED IN THIS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE. SECOND QUARTER THERE WAS AN 8% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON GUIDED TOURS IN THIS QUARTER COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR. ONCE AGAIN, THE FARNSWORTH DOCENTS DID YEOMAN WORK THROUGHOUT THIS TIME PERIOD AND CONTINUED TO RECEIVE HIGH MARKS FROM THE TEACHERS. IN ITS SECOND YEAR, THE STORIES OF THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE: AN ARTS-INTEGRATION INITIATIVE FOR THE MIDCOAST REACHED 220 4TH-AND-7TH-GRADE STUDENTS IN FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR THE STORIES EXHIBITION DREW 245 ATTENDEES TO THE STRAND, THE MAIN BUILDING, JULIAS GALLERY, AND A TENT FILLED WITH KID-FRIENDLY FOOD. ALONG WITH ONGOING WORKING ON STORIES, INCLUDING IN-SCHOOL EDUCATOR CONSULTANCIES, AND IN-SCHOOL STUDENT AND TEACHER REFLECTION AND EVALUATION SESSIONS, THE EDUCATION MANAGER HELD COHORT MEETINGS FOR INTERESTED TEACHERS ON WEDNESDAYS AT THE MUSEUM. INTEREST IS HIGH IN SCHOOL/MUSEUM PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS STORIES, AND THE EDUCATION PROJECT MANAGER AND THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION WERE INVITED OUT TO THE ISLESBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT THE STORIES FILM (2012) AND DISCUSS THE PROGRAM WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE. DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD, DOCENTS GUIDED 14 GROUPS OF ADULTS THROUGH THE GALLERIES. FIFTEEN DOCENTS WERE TRAINED TO CONDUCT THIS YEAR'S SUMMER HIGHLIGHT TOURS. THIRD QUARTER THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE LINCOLN CENTER EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR WORKSHOP WAS PRESENTED IN THE MUSEUM AND THE STRAND. AS ALWAYS, THE ART PORTION OF THE INSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON WORKS IN THE FARNSWORTH COLLECTION. THE PERFORMANCE PORTION WAS THEATER, AND THE MUSEUM COMMISSIONED THE LOCAL EVERYMAN REPERTORY COMPANY TO PRESENT THREE VAUDEVILLES BY ANTON CHEKHOV. THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE VIEWED THE PERFORMANCE IN THE STRAND. ALMOST 200 TEACHERS HAVE NOW ATTENDED EITHER THE INTRODUCTORY OR ADVANCED WORKSHOPS, AND MANY HAVE BROUGHT THEIR STUDENTS TO THE MUSEUM FOR GUIDED TOURS. DOCENTS WERE BUSY WITH A VARIETY OF TOURS, INCLUDING BUS COMPANY TOURS, CRUISE LINE TOURS AND ART AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHT TOURS (SIMILAR STATISTICS TO THIS QUARTER LAST YEAR, 2012 -74 TOURS, FOR 1,575 VISITORS / 2013 - 73 TOURS, FOR 1,534 VISITORS). FOURTH QUARTER THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF 2013 WERE TYPICALLY BUSY FOR THE EDUCATION STAFF AND THE DOCENTS, SINCE THAT IS THE PERIOD WHEN GUIDED TOURS PICK UP DUE TO SCHOOLS REOPENING. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOCENTS DID IMPORTANT AND EXTENSIVE WORK IN THE GALLERIES WITH STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE. THEY ALSO TOURED FOUR TIMES AS MANY ADULTS THAN DURING THE PREVIOUS FALL (55 IN 2012, 265 IN 2013). THE DOCENTS CONTINUED THEIR BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS IN ORDER TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE EXHIBITIONS AND INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHING TECHNIQUES. IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF EXISTENCE, "STORIES OF THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE," A FARNSWORTH/SIX-SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE, SAW THE 260 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS GOING ON FIELD TRIPS TO SELECTED SITES ALONG THE MIDCOAST, INCLUDING THE FARNSWORTH. IN SPRING 2014, THE ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC STUDENT WORK GENERATED BY "STORIES" WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN JULIA'S GALLERY, THE CRAIG GALLERY, THE AUDITORIUM AND THE ADJACENT HALLWAY. OTHER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF ATTENDED VARIOUS AND SUNDRY MEETINGS AND EVENTS AT OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK. THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR, THE SEMI-MONTHLY DOCENT MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED IN THE GALLERIES AND THE AUDITORIUM, WITH INSTRUCTION PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE SECOND DOCENT MEETING, PROFESSOR BRIAN BUTLER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE SPOKE TO THE DOCENTS ABOUT BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE AND THE BLACK MOUNTAIN MUSEUM, WHICH CARRIES ON THE FASCINATING STORY OF THE COLLEGE. THE EDUCATION STAFF WORKED CLOSELY WITH OTHER MUSEUM STAFF TO PLAN AND EXECUTE LARGE FARNSWORTH EVENTS, SUCH AS "SHARE THE WONDER," "FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL," "THE COLLECTIVE THIRD ANNUAL BASH," AND ONE OF THE "FIRST FRIDAY FILMS" ("HARD NUT"). OUTSIDE THE FARNSWORTH, THE EDUCATION STAFF MET WITH AND HELPED PLAN FUTURE COLLABORATIVE EVENTS ALONG THE COAST. THE FARNSWORTH IS ONE OF THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS OF PECHA KUCHA NIGHT MIDCOAST MAINE, AND EDUCATION COORDINATOR KELLY FINLAY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAS WORKED WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ORGANIZE AND PRESENT THIS POPULAR ARTS EVENT FOUR TIMES A YEAR. DURING ALL OF 2013, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE DIRECTOR AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS IN ORDER TO SOLICIT DONATIONS AND GRANTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BTHE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ LYMAN FRANK BAUM'S 1900 NOVEL, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, QUICKLY BECAME ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST-SELLING CHILDREN'S BOOKS, WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSLATED INTO SEVERAL FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND GAINED WORLDWIDE POPULARITY. JUST TWO YEARS LATER, A STAGE VERSION APPEARED WHICH APPEARED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FOR A DECADE. ITS GREATEST SUCCESS, HOWEVER, WAS THE 1939 WARNER BROTHERS FILM STARRING JUDY GARLAND AS DOROTHY, PERHAPS HER SIGNATURE ROLE OF A LONG CAREER AND ONE IN WHICH SHE MADE THE SONG "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW" A NATIONAL HIT. IN 2014, ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FILM, WARNER BROTHERS WILL RERELEASE THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY, THE FARNSWORTH WILL PRESENT AN EXHIBITION DRAWN FROM THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF OZ MATERIAL IN THE WORLD. ONE OF DOROTHY'S DRESSES, THE ONLY SURVIVING MUNCHKIN COSTUME, EXAMPLES OF THE MANY ILLUSTRATED VERSIONS OF BAUM'S BOOKS, MOVIE POSTERS, AND A REMARKABLE ARRAY OF OZ MEMORABILIA WILL HELP BRING TO LIFE ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST BELOVED MOVIES AND ALL ITS CHARACTERS. CROSMAN GALLERY OCTOBER 12, 2013 - MARCH 31, 2014
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11LINE 11A EXPLANATION - THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND TO REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTEERS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING MARKET VALUE COMPARISONS AND DATA FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM'S SALARY SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS USING THE SAME PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND 990 REPORTS ARE POSTED ON THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EOTHER EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,379. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 20,853. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,517. TOTAL EXPENSES 58,749. PRINTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 39,876. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 351. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 12,552. TOTAL EXPENSES 52,779. FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,231. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,223. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,600. TOTAL EXPENSES 50,054. LEASE AND RENTAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,727. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,439. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 443. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,609. POSTAGE AND FREIGHT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,735. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,029. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,860. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,624. DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,806. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 995. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 666. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,467. EQUIPMENT EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,456. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,317. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 421. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,194. BAD DEBTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,054. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,054. CULTIVATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,931. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,942. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,917. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,790. CONTRACT LABOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,748. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -1,392. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 27,356. PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,138. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,138. SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,682. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,862. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,517. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,061. TELEPHONE & INTERNET: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,107. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,037. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 370. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,514. SECURITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,266. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,890. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 236. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,392. EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,543. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 146. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,833. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,522. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,354. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -1,427. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 68. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,995. LIBRARY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 462. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 462.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 586,983.

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